World Series of Poker Event #33: Canadian Poker Announcer Wins WSOP Bracelet
by Paul McGuire filed under World Series of Poker

Andre Boyer, Event Winner

Canadian Poker Announcer Wins WSOP Bracelet

The $3,000 NL event started with 1010 players. The prize pool was $2,787,600. The final table had an interesting mix of players. In the end Andre Boyer, who is considered the French-Canadian version of Mike Sexton, came from behind and won his first WSOP bracelet.

Here are today's final table players including chip counts:

1 John Duthie (London, England) $186K

2 Kenneth Blanton (Caddo Mills) $347K

3 Michael Carroll (Carson, CA) $421K

4 Dennis Perry (Williamstown, KY) $660K

5 Matthew Glantz (Lafayette Hill, PA) $315K

6 Robert Betts (Albuquerque, NM) $315K

7 Andre Boyer (Las Vegas, NV) $323K

8 Jerry Young (Diamond Bar) $264K

9 Morten Jensen (Aarhaus, Denmark) $257K

Here are some interesting facts about the final table players:

* John Duthie was the first player to ever win $1 million in a televised event. He was the Poker Million Champion. The former British TV director is the founder of the European Poker Tour.

* Ken Blanton is an excavation contractor. He played in the WSOP circuit event in New Orleans. He has 5 grandkids.

* Michael Carol is a professional poker player. He made the final table at the Hustler Grand Slam. This is only his third WSOP event.

* Dennis Perry is a retired iron worker. He has made several final tables in Tunica and New Orleans. This is his first year at the WSOP.

* Matt Glantz is a professional poker player. He made the final table at several tournaments at the Taj in Atlantic City. This is his 4th cash at this year's WSOP.

* Robert Betts is a trucking consultant. He has made final tables in Reno and at the Four Queens.

* Andre Boyer is retired. He was born in Montreal, Canada. He made a final table at the main event in 1996. He's a poker analyst for Reseaux Des Sports (RDS), which airs ESPN's WSOP episodes in Quebec and he provides some of the commentary.

* Jerry Young was born in Taiwan. He is a real estate investor in California. He won a smaller NL event at the Bellagio last December.

* Morten Jensen is a dealer from Denmark. He played in last year's main event. His nickname is "Lineker."

John Duthie didn't last too long at the final table. Morten Jensen was in the LB and moved all in with a short stack. John Duthie pushed all in the BB. Duthie had K-J while Jensen showed 8-3 off suit. The table got a big chuckle because the previous night, John Duthie pushed with 8-3 and beat out Jensen's A-10. "It's payback time," Jensen joked. In a rare situation, both players had exactly $100K in chips. The flop was 7-5-3. Morten Jensen took the lead with a pair of threes. His hand held up and John Duthie was eliminated in 9th place. He won $55,750.

Morten Jensen was knocked in 8th place by Jerry Young. Jensen moved all in with Ah-6h. Jerry Young called with A-Q. Jensen flopped a flush draw and caught a gutshot straight on the turn. Morten Jensen didn't catch his card and was knocked out in 8th place. He won $83,630. There was almost an elimination when Dennis Perry moved all in with A-K. Andre Boyer was all in with A-10. The flop was: 7-7-4. The turn was a 2, but the river was a 4 which gave Boyer a miracle split pot.

Ken Blanton was busted when his pocket aces were cracked by Dennis Perry's big blind special. With 4-8, Perry flopped two pair. Both players moved all in on the flop and Blanton didn't catch any other aces. He was eliminated in 7th place. He won $111,505.

Matt Glantz's stack took a big hit when he called Jerry Young's all in bet. Glantz had K-10 and Jerry Young doubled up with A-J. After the diner break, Matt Glantz scooped the biggest pot of the final table. With K-Q he called Robert Bett's all in bet. Betts had Q-Q and Glantz caught a lucky King on the turn to win. Betts was eliminated in 6th place and won $139,380. He moved back into the chip lead.

Michael Carroll raised to $75,000 and Jerry Young moved all in. Carroll quickly called with pocket Kings but Young happily flipped over pocket Aces! Young flopped a set and took down the pot. Michael Carroll finished in fifth place and won $167,255. On a flop of Js-6h-3c, Andre Boyer checked and Dennis Perry bet $85K. Boyer moved all in and Perry reluctantly called with A-8. Boyer showed a set of 3s. Dennis Perry was eliminated in fourth place and won $195,130.

Jerry Young was knocked out in 3rd place by Andre Boyer. Jerry Young pushed all in with K-Q and Boyer called with A-Q. Boyer won the biggest pot of the final table worth over $1.5 million. He became the new chipleader. Jerry Young won $223,010 for third place.

After two hours of intense heads up play, Andre Boyer won his first WSOP bracelet. Matt Glantz pushed all in with pocket deuces and Boyer called with pocket sevens. The flop was As-Kd-3s. The turn was the 3h and river was a 10h. Matt Glantz's deuces did not hold up and he was eliminated in second place. He won $364,620. Andre Boyer won $682,810.